Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-04
WANTS TO SELL
A CURIOUS RESOLUTION REGARDING
A GUBkRNAroaIt " MANSION.
Hcrth state Legislative Kotes-i Re-
fofmatory Railroad Commission
Commissioner Of Labor
statistics
Lsroctal leAgram o tho pIspatch.l

RArrioH, n. c., March BIN the
Senate q resolution was introduced pro-
viding for the sale of the Governors
mansion, the safe to he made by the
Governor in case he can obtain within
Iel per. cent. of the cost of the man
sion TO this date. In case that price
capnot be obtained the Governor IS au-
tlorizcd to expend $4,000 in compile
ting the mansion. DIR. York stated
Yesterday that the cost OF the mansion
50 far wss S75, coo.
The railway commission bill came
up. Ii was in the shape OF u substitute
for the bill introduced early in the SEES
ion and came up with favorable re-
rcrt. The debate on it was short.
y inSton made motion TO table. The
ayes and noes were demanded and the
bill was tabled-20 TO Is. The ma
chinery bill was considered by sections
and passed without amendment.
HOUSE.
The House passed the bill authorizing
the Board of Directors OF the peniten-
tiary to furnish convicts to the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago railway at
the rate of 1926 each per annum. The
bill establishing a reformatory ct the
penitentiary or in connection Herewith
passed its second and third readings.
In this reformatory conyicts under SIX
teen years OF age are to be placed and
not permitted to associate with those
hardened in crime.
STATE GUARD.
The House devoted much time TO the
discussion OF the bill TO promote and
increase the efficiency of the State
guard by doubling the appropriation
to each company. This is the bill as
passed by the Senate. The item for
encampment was stricken out by the
Senate The amendment by Lindsay
that no member of the State guard
shall belong to any secret political or.
ganization was lost. The bill passed
second and third readings-53 to II.
The Senate amendment TO the Bun
combe county stock law bill passed its
second reading.
Senate bill to prevent railroad dis
ordinations, amendatory of the act re-
pealing section 1865 of the Code, pass
cd the second week of the session. came
I'D in the House for consideration.
The bill as presented passed its second
and third reading. AS it stands it
creates commission of three members
to be appointed by the Governor. The
act is to be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection at the next reg
ular election.
AGRICULTURAL.
To night the Senate took up as the
special order the bill TO establish col
lege oil agriculture and mechanic arts,
which had already passed the House.
/ great number OF petitions from the
counties OF Forsyth, Guilford, Arson,
Chatham. Wake, Wilson, Robson,
Nash, Edgecombe, DAVE, Halifax,
Moore, Johnston, Cabarrus, Pitt,
Nccklenburg, Harnett. and Davidson
were read.
Wesley n. Jones, of this city,
Vas appointed commissioner OF labor
statistics by Governor Scales to-day
under the law passed by the present
Legislature creating a Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Jones was once a printer,
but is now lawyer and partner of
Congressman William r. Cox in that
profession. 1t is said that he is not a
Knight of Labor. A good deal of sur
prise is expressed at the appointment,
as it was thought J. NJ. Broughton
would receive it.
Clerk-of-Supreme-Court Thomas s.
Kenan went to Kenansville, Duplin
County, in response to telegram an
nouncing the fatal illness of his father,
very prominent citizen of that Sec
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